The idea is, for you to stop trying so hard, to stop talking to everybody you meet about your miserable and unhappy life, about you horrible, and impossible to overcome, problems, because that’s not how you will get rid of them.

By Omar Cherif A few days ago I wrote on my Facebook wall, “Forgive others because you deserve to set yourself free.” I had already shared it before and kept it in my ‘Reflections’ Word file. Five months later I thought of posting it again. Someone commented that they can’t understand the link, so I […]

Killer whale Lolita has been wowing crowds at Miami Seaquarium for over 40 years. But now the ‘Blackfish effect’ has a growing protest movement calling for her freedom. Have aquarium shows had their day? Every week thousands come to Miami Seaquarium for a spectacular show; one that orca Lolita has repeated 3 times a day for 43 years. “It tells you nothing about Orcas in the wild. It’s a circus”, says one leader of the protest movement campaigning for her release. Blackfish, a controversial documentary about orcas in SeaWorld, has inspired a new awareness of the plight of “the most social animal on the planet”. Director Gabriela Coperthwaite explains, “SeaWorld has for decades been running unchecked”. As experts argue Lolita’s “cement prison” has driven her “psychotic”, the safety and ethics of such aquarium shows are finally coming under question.

I trust the Earth to know how to heal and teach us to heal. I trust myself a bit more now, knowing my process is as magnificent and profound as Hers. And knowing that the spark of evolution lives in the challenging fierceness as well as in the loving embrace of an innocent child.

When Greenpeace activists were detained in Russia following a peaceful protest in the Arctic Sea, their plight drew the world’s attention. Lucy Purdy explores how their ordeal galvanized campaigners and may have ushered in a new era for environmental activism

Five inspirational videos from February: $20 Backpack for the Homeless; Gabe Hurley Uses His Disability to Inspire Others; Natalia Marsh-Welton’s Used Her Make-a-Wish Donation to Feed the Hungry; 12-Year-Old Shubham Banerjee Builds a Low-Cost Braille Printer Made Out of LEGOs; A stunning time-lapse of the construction of Brooklyn Grange – the largest urban farm in the world

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